A Faithful Record of the 'Lisbon Maru' Incident
Brian Finch
In the 75th anniversary year of the sinking of the Lisbon Maru, A FAITHFUL RECORD OF THE LISBON MARU INCIDENT is a recent translation from an original Chinese publication covering an important chapter in Hong Kong’s wartime history. It gives details of the Lisbon Maru Incident of 1942, seen through the eyes of the Chinese fishermen who rescued hundreds of British prisoners of war from Hong Kong, whose ship had been torpedoed. The Japanese had tried to keep them in the holds as the ship sank so that they would drown, and then shot at them as they tried to escape. These courageous fishermen not only prevented hundreds more deaths, they also hid three prisoners under the noses of the Japanese until they could be sent secretly on a journey across more than 1,000 miles of China to reach Chongqing, from where they could tell the world what had happened. The book also recounts the visit to Zhoushan in 2005 of one of the survivors of the sinking and his emotional reunion with those who saved him; as well as a visit to Hong Kong in the same year of the last few remaining fishermen who had taken part in the rescue.
Duration - 15h.
Author - Brian Finch.
Narrator - Brian Finch.
Published Date - Sunday, 01 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2017 Proverse Hong Kong ©.
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Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch Asian Studi
Proverse Hong Kong
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Description:
In the 75th anniversary year of the sinking of the Lisbon Maru, A FAITHFUL RECORD OF THE LISBON MARU INCIDENT is a recent translation from an original Chinese publication covering an important chapter in Hong Kong’s wartime history. It gives details of the Lisbon Maru Incident of 1942, seen through the eyes of the Chinese fishermen who rescued hundreds of British prisoners of war from Hong Kong, whose ship had been torpedoed. The Japanese had tried to keep them in the holds as the ship sank so that they would drown, and then shot at them as they tried to escape. These courageous fishermen not only prevented hundreds more deaths, they also hid three prisoners under the noses of the Japanese until they could be sent secretly on a journey across more than 1,000 miles of China to reach Chongqing, from where they could tell the world what had happened. The book also recounts the visit to Zhoushan in 2005 of one of the survivors of the sinking and his emotional reunion with those who saved him; as well as a visit to Hong Kong in the same year of the last few remaining fishermen who had taken part in the rescue. Duration - 15h. Author - Brian Finch. Narrator - Brian Finch. Published Date - Sunday, 01 January 2023. Copyright - © 2017 Proverse Hong Kong ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:20
Title
Duration:00:01:09
Dedication
Duration:00:00:27
Foreword by Tony Banham
Duration:00:03:09
Author's Introduction
Duration:00:05:24
Introduction by Nelson Mar, BEM
Duration:00:05:42
Preface by Arthur Gomes, MBE
Duration:00:02:11
Historical Background
Duration:00:08:58
The Full Story of the Lisbon Maru incident
Duration:00:04:10
The Occupation of Hong Kong
Duration:00:06:34
Troop Strengths of British Forces
Duration:00:05:51
Concentration Camp Life
Duration:00:04:31
Boarding the Lisbon Maru
Duration:00:05:11
British Servicemen on Board the Lisbon Maru
Duration:00:05:57
A US Naval Submarine Attacks
Duration:00:06:18
Mercilessly Abandoned
Duration:00:10:08
Rescue by Fishermen
Duration:00:06:15
Captured Again
Duration:00:05:39
The Fate of the Prisoners of War
Duration:00:04:05
Digest of the Lisbon Maru Incident
Duration:00:04:46
No Understanding of Currents
Duration:00:05:12
The Dusty Past
Duration:00:05:11
Let the Sunken Lisbon Maru be a Testimony
Duration:00:08:09
Father did what Chinese People Should Do (1)
Duration:00:08:15
Father did what Chinese People should do (2)
Duration:00:07:11
Father did what Chinese People should do(3)
Duration:00:09:04
Tales of Lisbon Maru Memorabilia
Duration:00:04:04
Searching for the Lisbon Maru by Sherwin Chan
Duration:00:16:01
Searching for the Lisbon Maru by Shirley Chun
Duration:00:13:58
Searching for the Lisbon Maru by Hei Ng
Duration:00:10:37
Searching for the Lisbon Maru by Polly Poon
Duration:00:06:12
Wing Tang
Duration:00:05:48
A Vivid Education
Duration:00:03:27
Elderly Zhoushan Fishermen Visit Hong kong
Duration:00:06:07
Visiting Group of Elderly Dongji Fishermen
Duration:00:04:59
Lisbon Maru: Dusty Historical Testimony
Duration:00:14:32
Nineteen year old Shen Agui
Duration:00:07:54
Secrets of the Sinking of the Lisbon Maru Incident
Duration:00:10:40
People's Exhibits
Duration:00:05:29
Overseas Historical Material
Duration:00:06:34
Appendices Timeline
Duration:00:08:10
Description of USS Grouper
Duration:00:07:17
The Lisbon Maru: Another Japanese Freighter
Duration:00:06:16
Additional Material: Route of Escape
Duration:00:12:05
Chinese Names
Duration:00:01:41
Place Names
Duration:00:01:16
Recent Events
Duration:00:15:48
The Middlesex Regiment Connection
Duration:00:05:14
Translating from Chinese
Duration:00:14:30
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:36